Vestal resident Frank Alessi opposes logging at Jones Park during a public hearing Wednesday at Town Hall on Vestal's preliminary 2013 budget.

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Supervisor John Schaffer on Wednesday unveiled a series of cuts to keep Vestal's 2013 budget within the state-mandated property tax levy cap.

Under the $16 million budget, the biggest hit to services will be in road maintenance and staffing in various departments.

Addressing about 20 residents who gathered for the hearing at Town Hall, Schaffer defended his plan to slash more than $354,000 from an initial proposal that would have resulted in a 9.3 percent property tax rate hike next year. ...